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A CAREER IN MEDICINE
Unit Goals
1. To talk about traditional and
modern medicine.

2. To practice Used to do and

Used to doing.
SPEAKING & VOCABULARY
What different things do doctors do?
VOCABULARY
MEDICINE
KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

pediatrician paramedic
KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

patient surgeon
KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

nurse midwife
KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

ward operating room

KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

bandage Band-Aid
KEY VOCABULARY: Medicine

self-diagnosis self-medication
2 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

Are you a good patient? Why or Why not?

Which would you prefer, a midwife

or surgeon? Why?

What are the advantages or

disadvantages of self-diagnosis
and self-medication?
GRAMMAR
USED TO - USED TO DOING
 USED TO
To talk about habits or repeated actions in the past that are no
longer true in the present.

used to + infinitive

We used to go on vacation
ever year, now we don’t.

We used to stay on a beach

hotel.
 NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS WITH
USED TO
Aux. + Subj. + use to + infinitive ? Negative Aux. + use to + infinitive

Did you use to play basketball

when you were a kid?

No, I didn’t use to play any

sports as a kid.
 BE USED TO
To talk about things that are familiar and no longer strange or
difficult.

Be used to + Verb -ing Be used to + Noun phrase

I’m used to working long hour. She’s used to the new telephone
system.
 GET USED TO
To talk about something that is in the process of becoming normal
and less stranger/difficult over there.

Get used to + Verb -ing Get used to + Noun

I got used to getting up early for my She’s getting used to taking

yoga class. online classes.
SPEAKING
 1 Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Give reasons
for your answers.

How has information on the internet changed the

relationship between doctor and patient?

Do you think we take too much medicine these days?

Are we healthier than our parents or grandparents?

Why/Why not?
Picture References
Slide 1 Doctor: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4173239/pexels-photo-4173239.jpeg

Slide 2 Laptop: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/48/b9/devices_blur_cellphone_close_up_coffee_cup_computer_depth_of_field-1562775.jpg!d

Slide 3 Doctor: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/07/30/15/57/dentist-4373290_960_720.jpg

Slide 4 Sick teddy bear: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/01/11/18/53/cold-1972619_960_720.jpg

Slide 5 Specialists: https://c.pxhere.com/images/b7/80/3b5e178bba8cd55963fbc8fdbafc-1446755.jpg!d

Pediatrician: https://images.pexels.com/photos/5867700/pexels-photo-5867700.jpeg
Slide 6
Paramedic: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3452997/pexels-photo-3452997.jpeg
Patient: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3769151/pexels-photo-3769151.jpeg
Slide 7
Surgeon: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3376790/pexels-photo-3376790.jpeg
Nurse: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/7e/86/hospital_assistance_care_for_caretaker_talk_citizen_clinic_disability-1179849.jpg!d
Slide 8
Midwife: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3259629/pexels-photo-3259629.jpeg
Ward: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/4a/8a/hospital_ward_hospital_medical_room_operation_accommodation-633863.jpg!d
Slide 9
Operating room: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/ab/f7/photo-1613121.jpg!d
Bandage: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/08/23/04/28/bandage-2671511_960_720.jpg
Slide 10
Band-Aid: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/03/04/02/10/bandage-1235337_960_720.jpg
Self-diagnosis: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/d6/13/doctor_crazy_ill_hospital_medical_physician_brain_currents_eeg-1271954.jpg!d
Slide 11
Self-medication: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/cb/e5/medicinal_products_medication_drug_addiction_medical_capsule-1361892.jpg!d
Report: https://c.pxhere.com/images/09/19/390170c640a9bac95fd19bcb68e7-1455425.jpg!d
Slide 12
Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
Picture References
Slide 13 Write: https://images.pexels.com/photos/210661/pexels-photo-210661.jpeg

Slide 14 Vacation: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1268855/pexels-photo-1268855.jpeg

Slide 15 Basketball: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1752757/pexels-photo-1752757.jpeg

Working: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4974914/pexels-photo-4974914.jpeg
Slide 16
Telephone: https://images.pexels.com/photos/105003/pexels-photo-105003.jpeg

Yoga: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4327033/pexels-photo-4327033.jpeg
Slide 17
online classes: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4144222/pexels-photo-4144222.jpeg

Slide 18 Doctor: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4021775/pexels-photo-4021775.jpeg

Slide 19 Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png